Add mundane non-password info to your password manager
Our ancestors feasted and told stories as their shadows danced in the firelight. Blowing a palmful of red earth around outstretched hands — they left their marks on the caves they called home.
The sun rises—by the time I find the gas company customer ID—it has already set. I scrawl it down on a post-it-note and stick it above my desk.
Our time on this planet is precious. Don't waste any more of yours searching mechanically through strings of digits—that is what computers are for. Return to the ways of our ancestors by saving mundane non-password information to your password manager.
What kind of non-password data is worth saving into your password manager?
- ID numbers for utility companies, healthcare, and such things.
- National Insurance numbers
- Passport numbers
- Vehicle plates
- The activation codes for your sleeper agents
How to save non-password information to password manager?
Some password managers have a notes section specifically for non password information — this makes things easy.
Others like Apple's Passwords app have a notes section within each password entry. So you need to create a "password" for each non-password entry.
For example, you can make an entry called "Electricity Company" and then under username put your Customer ID. Then in the password section write "there is no password" — and then click Save.